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More Trouble for Methodists, Byzantine Church Becomes Mosque, Churches and Atheists Squabble over PPP Money, Catholic Schools Close, Jehovah’s Witnesses Go Virtual With Annual Meetings Time…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 14, 2020
Bahá'í
Public outrage following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis led to global demonstrations in the name of justice. Now as we all struggle to find…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 10, 2020
Religion News
This morning at 5 a.m., I turned on the news and found out that in addition to the Coronavirus pandemic, the marches for justice, and the…
Religion News
Hagia Sophia Returns to a Mosque? Chinese Communists Destroy Buddhist Temple and Christian Crosses, SCOTUS Changes the Playing Field, Nelson Mandela: Difference between Tolerance and Retaliation,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 6, 2020
Religion News
In early March, Sikh users of Facebook and Instagram discovered they could not post messages if they used the #sikh hashtag. World Religion News asked a…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 3, 2020
Religion News
Montana had a program whereby individuals received a tax credit for donations to organizations providing scholarships for private schools. But the state specifically excluded religious schools…
Religion News
Protecting Church from State, Russia’s Military Cathedral, Hindu Temple for Islamabad, Selling Judaism, Faith-Based Foster Care, Protesters Topple Statue of Saint Junipero Serra, Hajj Only for…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 28, 2020
Religion News
Bostock Case Gives LGBTQ a Win; Southern Poverty Law Center Labels Christians as Hate Groups; Sikh Woman Graduates from West Point; Baptists Sue Over Abortion Requirement;…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 22, 2020
Opinion
In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter, Iran’s leader…
Religion News
Photos: Greek Monasteries Built on Rock Spires Meteora – which means “suspended in the air” are Greek rock formations upon which Eastern Orthodox monasteries were built…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 15, 2020
Religion News
Polls: Policy Decisions Forcing Religion’s Decline in U.S., Religious freedom and Public Health, Racism a “spiritual virus,” Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Hindu Commencement, Abraham Lincoln and Shavu’ot,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 8, 2020
Features
For those rational individuals who thought that the First Amendment kept government out of religious affairs, assured the people’s right to worship as they chose, and…